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Roverpowered, Book 1

Name: Roverpowered, Book 1
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Ruff Start

By Drew Hayes

Series: Roverpowered

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Join the adventure of an aspiring alchemist and her overwhelmingly powerful dog familiar in Roverpowered: Ruff Start, a coming-of-age fantasy adventure by bestselling author Drew Hayes! Wanda and Wumble are a small pair with vast ambitions. One is an aspiring alchemist, and the other, her faithful... Read More

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Join the adventure of an aspiring alchemist and her overwhelmingly powerful dog familiar in Roverpowered: Ruff Start, a coming-of-age fantasy adventure by bestselling author Drew Hayes!

Wanda and Wumble are a small pair with vast ambitions. One is an aspiring alchemist, and the other, her faithful hound. The pair bond as wizard and familiar to begin their pursuit of magic.

As a newly made wizard without any training, resources, or even a home to return to, Wanda will have to forge her own way on a path where constant dangers lurk. Even the simple act of furthering her alchemy education swiftly becomes a harrowing ordeal.

Luckily for Wanda, Wumble is no ordinary hound.

Contained within her one-eyed companion is a power many factions of the world are actively hunting for: a seed with unfathomable potential waiting to sprout.

And anyone who trifles with Wumble’s wizard is in for a ruff time.

Join a lovable pair of heroes as they set out to achieve greatness at a magic academy, learning about magic, their powerful connection, and life.

About the Novel: A progression fantasy with cosy slice-of-life elements, a cosy magical academy setting, and a unique magical system based on specialised pairings between wizards and pet companions. It’s suitable for all ages! This volume collects the first four Roverpowered novellas into a full length novel from the bestselling author of Superpowereds and NPCs.

For Fans of: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking, Legends & Lattes, Bookshops & Bonedust, Brigands & Breadknives, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, and Paladin's Grace.

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Roverpowered, Book 1

Join the adventure of an aspiring alchemist and her overwhelmingly powerful dog familiar in Roverpowered: Ruff Start, a coming-of-age fantasy adventure by bestselling author Drew Hayes! Wanda and Wumble are a small pair with vast ambitions. One is an aspiring alchemist, and the other, her faithful hound. The pair bond as wizard and familiar to begin their pursuit of magic....

By Drew Hayes

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Out 15 Dec 2026

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ISBN: 9781638494164

Publisher: Vault Comics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 November 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Aethon & Vault

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 308g

Pages: 384

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Drew Hayes is an author from Texas who has written several books

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